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OPTICAL BUS [8 records]

Record 1 2012-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

BRT [bus rapid transit] elements, products and technologies.... Guidance systems. By eliminating driver variation and steering error, guided vehicles with precision docking enable faster and safer boarding for passengers, particularly those with strollers or wheelchairs. Guidance systems also enable lane tracking that can increase passenger comfort while reducing right-of-way needs and crash frequency. Mechanical guidance systems have been used for many years internationally, and optical and grid systems are now being developed and tested.

OBS

mechanical guidance system: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
CONT

Éléments, produits et technologies liés au SRB [service rapide par bus]. [...] Systèmes de guidage. En éliminant les erreurs de conduite, les véhicules guidés avec mise à quai précise permettent un embarquement plus rapide et plus sécuritaire des passagers, particulièrement pour ceux en fauteuil roulant ou avec des poussettes. Les systèmes de guidage permettent également le repérage des voies de circulation, ce qui peut augmenter le confort des passagers tout en réduisant les collisions et les besoins en matière de priorité de passage. Des systèmes de guidage mécaniques [sont utilisés depuis de nombreuses] années à travers le monde, et des systèmes optiques et à réseau maillé sont actuellement élaborés et testés.

OBS

système de guidage mécanique : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
OBS

Un BRT es un sistema de transporte público de alta capacidad [que] funciona a través de un sistema de propulsión y guiado. En este caso, dicho guiado puede ser mecánico (usan carriles con bordillo alto que guían al vehículo al apoyar a éste en ellos mediante ruedas laterales horizontales) […]

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Record 2 2011-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

BRT [bus rapid transit] elements, products and technologies.... Guidance systems. By eliminating driver variation and steering error, guided vehicles with precision docking enable faster and safer boarding for passengers, particularly those with strollers or wheelchairs. Guidance systems also enable lane tracking that can increase passenger comfort while reducing right-of-way needs and crash frequency. Mechanical guidance systems have been used for many years internationally, and optical and grid systems are now being developed and tested.

OBS

guidance system: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
CONT

Éléments, produits et technologies liés au SRB [service rapide par bus]. [...] Systèmes de guidage. En éliminant les erreurs de conduite, les véhicules guidés avec mise à quai précise permettent un embarquement plus rapide et plus sécuritaire des passagers, particulièrement pour ceux en fauteuil roulant ou avec des poussettes. Les systèmes de guidage permettent également le repérage des voies de circulation, ce qui peut augmenter le confort des passagers tout en réduisant les collisions et les besoins en matière de priorité de passage. Des systèmes de guidage mécaniques [sont utilisés depuis de nombreuses années] à travers le monde, et des systèmes optiques et à réseau maillé sont actuellement élaborés et testés.

OBS

système de guidage : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
  • Road Traffic
  • Mass Transit
CONT

The project team identified and evaluated available bus detection technologies for use in the pilot project.... The preferred technology was identified as front-fire infrared optical detection due its cost, reliability, and proven performance in providing signal pre-emption for emergency vehicles.

Key term(s)
  • front fire infrared optical detection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
  • Circulation routière
  • Transports en commun

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
  • Road Traffic
  • Mass Transit
CONT

The project team identified and evaluated available bus detection technologies for use in the pilot project. These included front-fire optical detection, side-fire infrared detection, vehicle-based transponder with in-road loop detection, radio frequency tags with roadside receivers...

Key term(s)
  • on board transponder
  • onboard transponder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
  • Circulation routière
  • Transports en commun

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
  • Road Traffic
  • Mass Transit
CONT

The project team identified and evaluated available bus detection technologies for use in the pilot project. These included front-fire optical detection, side-fire infrared detection, vehicle-based transponder with in-road loop detection, radio frequency tags with roadside receivers...

Key term(s)
  • side fire infrared detection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
  • Circulation routière
  • Transports en commun

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Spacecraft
OBS

scan platform : An articulated, powered appendage to the spacecraft bus which points in commanded directions, allowing optical observations to be taken independently of the spacecraft's attitude.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • revêtement isolant de la plateforme d'exploration

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The standard interfaces to the ISPRs [International Standard Payload Racks] include a MIL-STD-1553B Payload Bus that uses twisted shielded wire pairs and a high rate data link via optical fibers. Commands to the payloads from the ground, crew, and onboard automated procedures are delivered via this 1553B connection as are health, status, safety, and ancillary data types. Each payload location is allowed one remote terminal on the bus.

OBS

payload bus: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

plateforme de charge utile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 8 1984-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Devices
  • Optical Telecommunications
DEF

a connector that connects a device to a data bus. For example, in an optical communication system, a component that interconnects a number of optical waveguides and provides an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting all signals within the component.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Télécommunications optiques

Spanish

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